"King's Speech," "Glee" Score Big at Golden Globe Nominations

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"The King's Speech" racked up seven Golden Globe nominations and "The Social Network" and "The Fighter" came out swinging, with six each, with all three in the hunt for Best Picture and Director. "Glee" was the leader from the world of television with "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Good Wife" leading the dramas.

Joining "The Fighter," "Black Swan" and "The Social Network" in the Best Picture field is "Inception" and "The King's Speech. Fighting for the top TV Drama prize is old favorite of "Mad Men," "The Good Wife" and "Dexter," as well as upstarts "The Walking Dead" and Boardwalk Empire."

Golden Globe Nominees of 2011

It was an unusually good year for female leads, as evidenced by the competition for Best Actress, which pits Natalie Portman ("Black Swan"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone"), Halle Berry ("Frankie & Johnny"), Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole") and Michelle Williams ("Blue Valentine") against each other.

Best Song
"Bound to You," "Burlesque"
"Coming Home," "Country Strong"
"I See the Light," "Tangled"
"There’s a Place for Us," "Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader"
"You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me," "Burlesque"

Original Score
"The King’s Speech"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"127 Hours"
"The Social Network"
"Inception"

Best Screenplay
"127 Hours"
'The Kids Are All Right"
"Inception"
"The King’s Speech"
'The Social Network"

Ricky Gervais will be handling the hosting duties, for what he insists is the final time. It’s a shame really, ‘cuz few people are as funny as Gervais, and fewer still have garnered enough good will to be as mean as he is. His Mel Gibson takedown of last year--"I like a drink as much as the next man...unless the next man is Mel Gibson”—was a delight.

And when the Awards are finally presented during the Jan. 16 broadcast, handing them out to the lucky winners will be Miss Golden Globe 2010, Gia (daughter of Joe) Mantegna, star of the Nick show “Gigantic.” The crown of Miss (or very rarely Mr.) Golden Globe is conferred annually upon the daughter (or son) of a Hollywood celebrity. Past winners have included such future stars as Anne Archer, Melanie Griffith and Laura Dern.

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Published at 2:18 PM CST on Dec 13, 2010 | Updated at 1:45 PM CDT on May 30, 2012